WisBusiness

Acquisition to strengthen company’s relationship with Kentucky contractors BELOIT, Wis. — Dec. 15, 2021 — ABC Supply Co. Inc., thenation’s largest wholesale distributor of roofing, siding and other select exterior building products, has acquired the assets of Siding Sales Inc. in Kentucky. The acquisition includes Siding Sales Inc.’s locations at 587 Lovers Lane in Bowling Green,...

Appleton, WI – The Northeast Wisconsin (NEW) Manufacturing Alliance announced its 12th annual “Northeast Wisconsin Manufacturing Vitality Index Study” at its Quarterly Membership meeting at Fox Valley Technical College.  Mike Kawleski, public affairs manager for Georgia-Pacific and chair of the Alliance’s Communications Taskforce, shared the results of the study, which serves as an indication of the strength...

The philanthropic spirit of the late John J. & Ethel D. Keller has had wide-ranging impact throughout the greater Fox Valley region. The couple began their family’s legacy of giving with a $20 grant to the American Cancer Society in 1991. Today, the J. J. Keller Foundation, which they began, celebrates 30 years with three grants totaling $200,000 to...

CONTACT:Steve Jaglerstevej@stevejagler.com414-405-8398 New center will be a resource for African American-owned businesses MILWAUKEE, Wis. (Dec. 14, 2021) – The African American Chamber of Commerce ofWisconsin has opened its new Chris Abele Legacy Co-Working and Innovation Space at 1920 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Milwaukee’s Bronzeville Neighborhood.

Hustisford, Wis. - Dec. 15, 2021– Berlon Industries, of Hustisford, Wis., has agreed to acquire Lowe Manufacturing, a Viola, Wis.-based supplier of auger, trenching and grapple attachments that complement Berlon’s line of buckets and attachments for skid steers and other machines. The deal is expected to close the first week of January 2022. “Lowe...

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Bay Bank received a $300,000 Financial Assistance (FA) award from the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI). The funds will be used to increase lending and investment activity in low-income and economically distressed communities. Financial institutions receiving an FA allow CDFIs to sustain and expand their...

(Green Bay, WI) Supply chain shortages are having profound impacts on nearly all sectors of the U.S. economy and are directly impacting the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) world as a result. That’s according to M&A expert Scott Bushkie, President of Cornerstone Business Services, and author of the book: “Finish Strong: Sell Your Business On Your Terms.”   “There’s a significant imbalance...

MILWAUKEE, WI – The Board of Harbor Commissioners unanimously approved Port Milwaukee’s new ‘StewardSHIP’ sustainability initiative for vessels that have implemented emission reduction measures and other environmental improvements. The Port’s newly-approved 2022 Tariff creates the program, which will benefit Milwaukee’s harbor by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, deploying clean energy solutions, and supporting climate adaptation activities at the Port. The...

Wisconsin has lost some 15 percent of its restaurants over the course of the pandemic, based on the latest figures gathered by the Wisconsin Restaurant Association. “When you lose 22 percent of your workforce, it is a difficult thing to backfill,” WRA CEO Kristine Hillmer said yesterday during WisPolitics.com luncheon in Madison. “That’s why...

-- Leaders of the state's restaurant industry and unions in Wisconsin clashed on a bill that would expand working hours for 14- and 15-year-olds in the state, though neither supports the legislation in its current form. Wisconsin State AFL-CIO President Stephanie Bloomingdale says the bill would be "taking us backwards" by allowing teenagers in...

WASHINGTON,  Dec. 14, 2021 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced publication of a proposed rule in the Federal Register to amend the Apple Crop Provisions. The proposed changes are based on stakeholder feedback and recommended changes from a contracted study on the apple crop insurance program. Following feedback from the proposed rule, USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) will publish a...

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (Dec. 14, 2021) — Hy-Vee, Inc. announces the launch of RedBox Rx, a new national subsidiary that provides low-cost telehealth and online pharmacy services, and ships prescribed treatments directly to patients’ homes throughout the U.S. RedBox Rx makes it easy for people to get the treatment they need by offering quick, easy and...